According to Cato@Liberty, very few incumbents actually lost their offices last Tuesday. According to the post:

Consider that there were 435 races in the House and Senate with an incumbent trying to retain his or her seat. Only 26 – 6% — of challengers in these races have won. That’s pretty low for a “throw the bums out” election. Pending the outcome of three or four yet-to-be-determined races, this year’s 94% incumbent reelection rate appears to be slightly higher than the 90% rate of 1994.

So, before anyone celebrates “change”, “working in a bipartisan manner”, and other such-like euphemisms, remember that the new Bozos are a lot like the old. In most cases, it’s still the same Bozo. And we all know how that turned out.

-k-

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